Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle

Published in 1910, this is the first book to feature Tom Swift, who would go on to become the hero of more than 100 volumes that celebrate the young man’s ingenious inventions and the wonders of science and technology. The novel discusses Tom’s ability to obtain a motorcycle and the battles he faces in order to keep it.

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Published in 1910, this is the first book to feature Tom Swift, who would go on to become the hero of more than 100 volumes that celebrate the young man’s ingenious inventions and the wonders of science and technology. The novel discusses Tom’s ability to obtain a motorcycle and the battles he faces in order to keep it.

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Meet the Author

Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books. Ghostwriters of these books included Howard Roger Garis, John W. Duffield, W. Bert Foster, Debra Doyle with James D. Macdonald, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, Robert E. Vardeman, and Thomas M. Mitchell.